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    Medford Mail Tribune
Christinas Number
26 Pages
Christmas Number
26 Pages -
Mill- Twtf-ftqrt Tmt,
MEDFORD, OR fcXi OX, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1C9.
273,
Today
By Arthur BrUbsne
Suave Japanese.
The Prince Receives.
Hijacker, New Style.
Chucunaques Dying. '
Copyright Klne Features Synd. Inc.
.Japanese envoys, quiet,
suave, knowing and obeying
the Japanese national will, are
ju New York on their way to
the London naval conference. .
They would be charmed to
abandon for several years the
building of "capital ships."
They know that such ships are
only targets for airplanes and
submarines, as expensive as
they are useless.
They insist on fast eruisers,
luiwever, for those ean be used
tif annoy commercial ships.
And they won't even discuss
abandoning submarines, or air
planes, both of which they are
building vigorously. Wise, prac
tical Japanese.
The Uritish motto is "Bus
ness first." No past disappoint
ments or prejudices of today
must interfere.
The Prince of Wales, Friday,
amid a brilliant company in SI.
James' palace, received the am
bassador from Russia to Great
Britain, saying pleasant things
about the glory of the Russia u
people, etc.
' King George did not receive
the Russian for two reasons.
Vhe present Russian govern
ment killed the czar, who was
the king's cotuun,..,,
And the king, official head of
the established Church of Eng
land, doesn't like Russia's ef
fort to make religion ridiculous,
calling it "the opium of the
people."
However, the prince did the
receiving well, the ambassador
is satisfied, and the Uritish will
do business with Russia.
Bootleggers and rum runners
arc familiar features of our
prohibition landscape.
The hijacker stopping them,
sometimes killing them on the
road, taking away their boot
leg merchandise, is an estab
lished part of our social sys
tem. But quite new are the hi
jackers that Friday raided .1
government warehouse, tying
lip the watchman, tearing down
a brick wall, driving away with
lTiO.OIM) worth of I'nele Ham's
so-called "medicinal" whiskey.
V. A. MitchenTledges, Brit
ish explorer, back frcm Pan
ama, says the interesting t'lm
eunaques. survivors of a great
Indian nation, will soon van
ish. SmuirlH long ago lauded among
them. robbing, killing, and Binee
then they have excluded white mo
pip. The Hrltlshcr, pretending to he
o god. lighting (Ires around his
tnnt at night, going through an
rlnhnrate meaningless religious rit
ual, impressed lliom. They toler
ated him.
Only about Itllit) Clmcuananucx
arc lift and illsense will soon kill
them all.
jliclr worst diseases are ignor
ance and superstition, the diseases
that have killed off many races
and nations, allowing others less
Ignorant and superstitious to take
their places.
Mexico still does things in the
old hospitable Spanish way.
General I'lularco Calles, Mexican
ffghtlng general, returning to his
ranch near Mexico City, will find
thousands of peons, his Mexican la
borers, lining the road ou both
sides.
Ijiter he will invite 5W0 ot them
to lunch with him. .
In this country, big Industrial
ists sometimes get Billy Sunday
to come and pray with workers,
sometimes gives workers a chance
to buy ntock in the company and
sometimes lock them out, to set
tle a strike. It nerer occurred
(Continued on puge four.)
GOV, 1. L PATTER
FAMILY OF
EXECUTIVE
AT BEDSIDE
Pneumonia Develops From
Cold, With jyo Intimation
of Its Seriousness Be
lieved To Have Contract-
1
ed Fatal Illness at Port
land Banquet Was 70
Years Old.
SALEM, pre., Dee, 21. 0P I.
L. Patterson, governor of the state
of Oregon, died at Ills home at Kola ,
near here, at 8:10 o'clock tonight
after a brief hut severe Illness that
had been carefully shielded from J
the public by his family and phy- '
sicians. The governor Was " yea is
old and had held the highest pub
lic office of the state since Nov- '
embar, 1927.
Death "Was caused by pneumonia ;
which had developed rapidly from
a cold, and the governor's oondi- j
tion suddenly became grave hefor ;
anyone but several close, personal :
friends realized that he was ill. 1
Governor Patterson's physician, :
Dr. W. U. Morse, of the state bourd
of health, was In attendance, and
he today called In Dr. Harold Bcin
of Portland. He had previously
consulted Dr. Kenneth Dower and
all three physicians were at the"
bedside when the executive suc
cumbed. 1
Friends had understood the gov
ernor whs suffering from a cold, j
That was the explanation offer-Mi
for his absence from his office at
Uh' 'state houne fur 4he Pl. i ,
weeks. His official employes had'
been Riven to understand that ht
would return to his desk soon afte.
Christmas. !
Firs; intimation of the serious
nature of his Illness came when a
state official close to the chief
executive announced tonight th it
j "The governor is a very sick mar., j
J but his condition has improved di i'
j Intr the last 48 hours." :
' After the governor's death it was!
J learned that he was enremclv ;
(cheerful this morning. He sat u;i
j In bed and talked with member
1 of his immediate family and his!
physicians. He smoked and dls-
cussed affairs of state. - Jwaer in;
the day he suffered a relapse.
His rondi ton steadily became i
worse and at 8:15 p. m- Dr. Moooj
made the announcement that stun
ned the entire state. I
The governor contracted a coil;
while in Portland three weeks'
a so. Subsequently he went !'
Hubbard Spring. Ore., where hi
attended a banquet in honor o?
Henry H. Everd(n. prominen. j
Oregon sportsman and close frien-l
of the novernor. He bathed in the j
mineral sprnlgs in an effort to '
break the cold, but to no avail.
He then went to his home at Kol-i j
He was ordered to bed by bin,
physician and rem.iied these un-i
til claimed b death.
SALKM. Ore., Dee. 21. bPt
1.' 1. Patterson, governor of the ;
state of Oregon, suddenly died at
his home at Kola, Oregon, near,
here at 8:10 o'clock tonight after;
n brief illness. W h 11 e it wani
known that the governor was suf-j
ferltis from a slight cold, until
tonight there was no Intimation of!
the seriousness of his illness. j
The Kovernur was TO years old
nnd had held the highest puhll:i
office of tho stale since Novem-j
her. 1 127. !
A. W. Norblad, of Astoria, presi-j
dent of the Mate senate, automat-;
Icnlly succeeds the governorship ,
under the state constitution. j
Three days ago Oovernor Pal-,
tcrson was reported to be suffer
ing from a slight cold. His con-.
(lit ton caused little worry, nou
ever. and it was not until tonight
that Dr. W. H- .Morse, his atteml
physlclan, admitted that the rob!
had developed Into pneumonia.
Tills was followed soon after by
the startling ms of the gover
nor's death.
Previously Dr. Mnrw had ad-
! vised newspaper men that the
1 crisis had passed.
' The governor was believed to
(have contracted the told while in
Portland three weeks ago. Sub
' sc(iiently he went ti Hubbard
i Siirlniis. On., where he attended
a bani"'t 1" honor of Henry H.
Kverdln. prominent Oreon
sportsman. The governor bathe!
in the mineral waters of the re
sort In an attempt to rid himself
of the cold, but to no avail,
j Mrs. Patterson was at her hu
j band's bedside when he died.
Two other physician were In
attendance at the bedside. They
S were Dr. Harold C Ban, Port
land, who arrived at the home
shortly nfier f, o'clock tonight.
Continued on Page Right)
Death Summons
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; ;ov, I. I,. IWTTEHSOX I
GIRL TORTURER
FAILS IN PLAN
10 DODGE ROPE
Court Warns Guilty Plea
Means Hanging Kansas
City Fiend Had Cave For
Foul Purposes Father
of Victim Tries To Kill
Seducer.
KA.WSA.S CITV. Dec. 21. A3)
Ktisscll C. Arnold, 53, torturer of
H -year-old Dorothy Van Tamp,
n eig h 1 tori ng sen ool girl wh om ho
abducted nmi .held captive for
more than 24 hours In an under
ground chamber beneath his gar
age was arraigned today and held
w.thout hail for trial. His plans
for entering a H-a of guilty in
return for a life sentence were
frustrated by- Circuit Judge A. 8.
Lyon who warned he would sen
tenced to hang If ht? pleaded guil
ty. 'Yu would be better off under
the sod than on It," Judge l.yon
said.
The county prosecutor announc
ed that he would ask the death
penalty at Arnold's trial.
Jerry Van Camp, father of the
girl, attempted tu administer sum
mary justice to the attacker of
hla daughter. Van Camp wrested
a revolver from n policeman and
tried to shoot Arnold, hut was dis
armed. .Meanwhile, police wet making
a thorough search of tho Arnold
premises on the theory that he
may have abducted other child
ren, attacked them and hurled ihe
bodies.
Dorothy Van Camp was rescued
yesterday from the secret cham
ber under Arnold s garage a ft er
police became suspicious and dug
up the flooring. The child won
found chained to bed. She had
been assaulted and beaten and
was suffering from cold and lack
of food.
Arnold. In his ronf'wSon. "
he dug the cavern several year
ago. so he roW have absolute
MUbt in hJs study of "personal
mauntlsm" by which he expected
to become able to Impose his will
on others. At the time, he said,
his home was too noisy because
or his wife apd three children. He
has since been divorced nd ha
heen living alone recently. He
formerly was a street car con
d net or.
FRUIT CO-OPS WILL
MEET FARM BOARD
WASHINGTON. Dm. 2l.lJPt
!it'prsentatlves of (-oopftatHe ir
Kaniuttions handling fndts nnd
veyetaldcs will meet with th'
farm board In Washlnstoii
January I A to discuss the uto stion
t.f hlw fruit and veie-tatde Indus
tii?s ran set-ure the benefit of the
atcrh nitur' market in act.
Th meetfmr; has I.en called 1V
I'dnimissbtners Teajine and Wilson
who n prnt the fruit and vee
table Industry on the f irm board.
WASHINGTON. 21 - (4
A notorious outlaw, a death dal
(mr finre In black, has Just been
discovered in the sombre r y
stone towr atop the pst offl
deparl meflt huMdlng,
VICE
AIDED
GOOD
CIVIC
OF MILAN!
Idaho Town, Out of Funds
Capitalized Wide Open
Era-Collected Fees From 1
Resorts To Maintain
Streets, Etc, Chief of
Police Considerate Vio-;
lators Listed as Donators.
COECR DAL15XB. Idaho. Dec.
21. iJPt Tho big parade of gov
ernment witnesses In the "MulKin
rum ring conspiracy trial ended
today, after testimony that bland)
forth accusations of licensed liqu-ir.
gaming nnd vice In the little min-
ing town all of It. they said, In ',
the name of civic betterment.
Twenty-eight persons accused of
participating In the alleged cor-
spiraey to give offlef&I approval to I
law violations In order that the vil-;
lage treasury might be filled heard:
accusations of dry agents, former i
policemen, bartenders and keeper
of vicious resorts that tho city was !
"wide open.1 They will have a J
chance to reply next week. j
Those testifying said official!
authorized collection of fees frurij
every rum joint and disorderly j
house in town, informing the U- j
censees that this was legitimate,
because the people desired "no j
prohibition," They said city war-,
rants were unpaid, and that Mul l
ian needed the money. j
Immediately afterward witness,!
began to report that death threats
s
;1
were-made against them.' Soov
witnesses armed themselves, an
guards were posted by the I'nite 1 j
States marshal.
One Important government wit
ness today was a woman Hay De-
lutna. who said she rented a hutMe
from A J, llarwood, mayor
or I
Aiuiinn, ana bojo iinuor mere. i
She said she paid a month s
to the city for a license to run thj
nlace. which, aunouch called "T.-ips
rahiii" had hn nlw uotl fioorH. Ti e
woman was informed hv the Mul-i
agents were In town, she said. On
one Hurh occasion, she added. ?h?'
threw hottles of liquor out of n
window. Chief of Police Arniv
Welch borrowed a broom an I
swent u the ilass for her, hih
stated.
Si. D. Needham, former Alta
ian police chief, who testified
eollected fees from vice dn oh
order of the city council, had tes
tified that on his "donation liKt"
persona who did not wunt their
names used were Identified
"Cash,"
One such IM, typical of other
introduced as evidence, was dated
June 1, J2S. The hcudlnv vrai
to the effect that inasmuch a Mili
um was only &hie to raise fft0
an insufficient amount to ma:p
taln streets, bridges and newer,
"the following are giving the vil
lage the amounts set after their
names."
Then followed the nn me a n J
amounts: "Cash, $35; Habeln, tl;
Itolo. $35: lAMina I5; Italic I'i'i;
Barney $15; Hunter Hotel, $35;
t'HKh $l; taih $25; Mona McDon
ald $15." and a long Hi' o' sim
ilar entries.
PORTLAND FIGURE
OF CAB DAY DEAD
IMMETI.AN0, Ore.. Iee. 21.
i.V There was a time when to
ride in a high seated hundsum!
cab with Tom Mooney on the box
meant the height of fashion In
Tortbind.
Those were the days when Front
and First streets constituted Tort
land and Second street was a
Chinese suburb. Tom Mooney was
thn kins of the cabbies then.
Hut in the 15 years the blight
has fallen on flandsom cobs, it
also fell on .Mooney's avocation
and lived on memories nnd
handouts. Today Mooney hwJv
witp found In a waterfront shark
and this once familiar f inure He
In a morjnie.
"He died of a broken heart,"
John lrbe a pdi detective said-
Hut the t-oroner said It 'was ex
pMsuie and acut slthollsm.
llKUMX. Dee. ri. Th,
Iraditional thrSstmas crisis In the
tjermsn cabinet came todsy with
the reslienation of Finance lln-:
tter Hilferdlng and his right hanl !
msn. State Secretary Johannes ;
Mopltx, against whom much rrlt'-j
cUin had been. Ieveilef in (he pa j
few week, '
SON DIES SUDDENLY
'0 PASSING IS ASTORIA TO
I? rf DEEP BLOW RIAKE REINS
l .sSy- "S State Shocked By Death of jp( '-uwVy-;
ff i - F Beloved Official'-A Won- A
' W". derful ManMs Keynote) I Wv
I of Tributes Honesty and ill Wt .
:-'.-'-'-'J 1 - t ! Courage Characterized! 411
Axwtami pre, ,, ' Public Career. i 4L4a
- sry Scott Riesland of Van
; csuvert Wsh.. won the national
I editorial contest sponsored by Quill
i and - Ssrsll, honorary society for
High school journalism students
SOLUTION NEAR
OF HOLLYWOOD
DEATHMYSTERYj
One Link Missing To Make!
Perfect Case Against j
Film Director's
Qsypr
OfajCi
Ssie Pittc Qooror Prhalls motor to Kalem Humlny to vWt
ays mis secret rruuewllh Jl(m ror a whUp 0iwn
RPvyDlc Maui PutrffinPP honest and able nwtr-i
Xiii, "
iAttt AXfiKIKH, lie-. 2t.y-ii mltte. where 3 happened to -
A lrasthr memt investigatitn Into Mm aM chairman. ad mir-
tho liaffllng murder of Wllllani j
i
picture
director, which has laid f
unsolved far seven years, was Ahn-
"
yHtn tm, w!l" ihr awerthm that
. 1
me awum reveiauon m i"srvlee. Ills entire puhllr fe I
I, o AttgeU'J county
was made nfter he r-!i
dis(aUhe from Han Francisco In
which former thivernur Friend W.
ltlhnnlnun was ottoted as saying !
he pDssesHed proof that iheslay
Infi was committed hy an actress.
Prefacing his disclosure with
'j
the eswlanatlim that names
pertinent ehies cannot be revealed I
yet,. Pitta mid: I
up a perfect e.rt!e with only
potdhk vminevlliiK link to he
filled. Since lust February, three
if my most capable Invest ijsaiors
- have been scarchlnK Hollywood
I tor cl to the slayer, hut I tan
not reveal me nature. us " J
livery will brinir the Indictment
of the responsible person. "bind; "News of Covrnor I"ttr
KHts Intimated that ; tin IhhI j ,, aeaiha was a terrible shock,
lne has necessitate.! a eotififr-
wlde warch. At the, time of the
minUmi Imjulry into the BiiB,in Mw( wHjy tlu oiiiU)ni.' Mv-j
the only person police were unable vrJmr hut an outstanding man mid!
m lomtp for Interrmcation wusjj, death wiil be nn linmensurnW- j
Fdward Rinds, valet -secretary to!tWS t0 state, iSovernor In(-I
Taylor who has never been found
and upon hom they placed re
sponsibility for the ratal shooting,
Itirlmrdson was quoted as ssiy
insc thttt he offered his evidence
to iht urand Jury here shortly af
ter the kliriic and duriim the
time when Asa Keycs was district (
nttnrwy, but Hint H was refused j
with the espianntton that before j
the suspect routd he men. impor
tant wllnessos would be "spirited
mwiiv brllieil r murdered."
Kryen, who is in Jail here pend
ing outcome of his appeal ori his
conviction it February f bribe
ry in connection with the jirum-
f She promoters of the .fnllnn
IK'troleum frauds, could mt , h
r bed for a statement at the
moment.
OREGON FORES!
HIGHWAYS AIDED
WlliVHTUV iec 2I.--1AV-
x . ....um.,,,! k.. it -.ha
fund authorized by rnKresa frj" " dep an
,.wi ,-..,.( l.n it. 1121 ..f r.taiU tfi IS
are ,t sdjeent to nations! foreisi
was announced tday by bVrretar j
Hvde.
The mne include fi3i.JU7 f
Clregon.
IHiUTl.AXD. Ore.. IH-c. tl.-fV
A shtsrUvd tn)!on tnisht new.t'1
Hhft news of the death of its chkf
j executive, So suddenly was thj
i new received iliat to untax tl
seemed unbeiievable. Only it fiv
1 had iearned that he was ami
) tho few thoimht his aliment
j nolhing more serious than a M
j CSovernor lattersn's death
brought a flood of testimonials-
'tributes which showed the high : c
t icartj in which he was held by
I neope of his native state and ')i
j whose service he died,
j Those trihues held a commsw
j note.
( A wonderful man and a wn
h drful governor. Oregon has -
dwrt lost a loyal and aide son,"
Phil Meischun. chairman of ih&
Hl&te nepublicun central commit - i
am so shncKfd 1 can hard-;
It. Why, It was nw.
t untl1 yesterday that I learned
h imllsihmed. and I lud ulenntd ;
VCn lived across tht? street;
ither at ,K:iem. yei ,
HHfftd t ha- been closely mj
I Hated with him over a period of 1
yearn. We worked together (
j mem hem of the state central OTm-J
JiijT mav iimn l nan ampie ojijwt
tnMy to leurn of his eager
less courage, Isaac I'atterwm wu
d ii w(i
mlgJM
(Jw earnest wish (hat He n
meihing for hla native Mate nt
J I
would consider the Kovcrnorshn.
"w ws not
selfi.h attitude or
andMtnt; It van. rather, one -1
A shxiriu'd lvi'gon ttmight lieatd j
prosecutor shining record In that rpw. J speelnl consideration wr glwn to;"1"1 """""- vunf. slvr f?t
newspaper To W that he had made thv necessary and peculiar fltnw j workrd fi a famMars tonass.
JooJt over the rein ol gnvrramrni
) wnen wTwm wn new ruinen. aim
he hrusht It alomt to a
Utf"
I stmnRer financial position,
I Henry I t'orhett, slate snator-
t Mgret tlovernor I'atterfw
death more than anything timt hni
lis(Mcd for yea i'. lie uhh
tine man nnd an excellent gover
nor.
lhe !,,tl l Irsonal n!ho faithful discharge of her f
well a blow to the entire tf?,
Governor Patterson was one of th
mt constructive executives Op? !
gon bun ever had. He was as n-;
) cere in Mm oiibltc works as he 1
n b friendstillts.'
Mmrne U linker, mayor f Port-!
partlruutrly since it Was not pr-n-
rrHy known lie was sick, lie h i
trsoti was the type of official who
lends dignity and force to puhhr
office, II was always forceful,
powerful and exerted a tremend
umtn Influence in ofth-lai clrci
not only In (his slate but ihromj
mj Ihe nation."
-!ontlitued on Face Hevcnt
DEAD EXECUTIVE:
WELL KNOWN HERE
fjfivernoi 1. I. I'ai tt'imm
Whje J
sujbien ib-alh ia-t niKht rnme as n
distinct shn k 1j the state. a ' h
wideiy known thromliout
H Miver valley. Just
weekw ngo today, he eine
to ennd Sunday, and see
t hej
!,((
53:i
frlnd. His comfnt ungn-
he cabl. ' I've
In ke a b'ok J
m. and viwit with n.
friends.
i tvrnor Fattercon. m bs iiitj
" Ma a rr,r,Ml ' th'm
Iwrtinty and valley. and his paj
rrr:
The (governor was a llfe!oog
Irlemt or lr. J. M. Ki'i iic of Ihjsj
city. They spent their yoitnjf man- west portion; no vlinnse Inn tern
I homl tsther In the WiMamettB 1 jwrature: moderate south to west
'vaHcy. wind on the coast.
.MHUtUB
FLAUNTING OF
DANCE IAW AND!;
MATRON IIS
,
j
ReVOCattOn Of UIGCnSe TO
I
iOUinS C 3 S t Empty
1
Flasks at Matron s Feet,
ftna Jeer Council Wakes";
- - .
olilVldm. I
Aj
The mayor and city council hnve
ide nuhlic the following, warned;
hy all cmmcUmen, except .!. J. 1
llnrhter, who i ill:
an November amh. fejt Ihej
l lim'
mnniUHed and the council
ruiiriniu'd a police matron for auk -
e Wng the mJtdic dances of Med-
ford. 1 cofifm-mity with in -
lanrt ivhl. h has hr ln,n.rrnTr In d" "untrr Mn, pfcyrt th
Irmm smn t to the tack ( an!""1"" n clrcu tmmt asd tin
Muiwinlmfnt being made.
i makln tils appointment
j thin pwt. and u-e feel thul we
i An, must furlnnato In helnjr
i to secure the. services of a ta.dyj
f the education and refinement of 1
Mrs II, L. Harto, the apnolntee.
Mr Brtrto has demonstrated her!
ability and fltnesai for iMn pmtt Inj
(he brief time she has fmrvA mmil
imn Iwfti fdven splendid efleuww
Hon hy tnunt ot the mannjjcr fend
j fjirtt dutlra should he sMbjeete i
j , vicious attacks of the Irrwww
(ble press such as hnn imm th
(ot of thi official 'n Uie InUmuma
nd eeurulott attacks rivoh-
her and upon
ordinance.
In one of these attacks
ji,,,
writer has the boldness to tell
th
public that this official ha
right to supervise any dan where
rhnrge for each seperale doeejJ
in tmt made. This fiuUmenl lap
doo eith'-r to 'lcioanes or tenor--J
a tendency t discredit th mtt
r.m s authority in the mimN of thel"- Kpr- J
ymtm People, and has rtbtle Utit at Mdrin hih rhC
been th insplnitlon wnlrh tiaj
(rmplcd younc mm to flaunl ihJ
matron by an exhibition of empiyj
tmlth'n hi th')v hit pockej iiiwn) j
thf dance hall, and ii dash a bisncb
of empty flrsks tm the floor t
5 her fl and sneerinsly Hw j
ke that- 1
be benefit of the maimers;
rons .if the public rtwneej
Eh
we will pubiifh the tmtutue4'i
L utt'i ward Jhcm $hmi
standing xnmitsh
the matron in the jsrmMitj
disehnrae of her duties, nnd dj
ise all parties nt Interest that l;k
1 ' t , ,
managers or p irons win r u n s
the forfeitnre of the license
Hlgned:
a. w. i-iraca
i:. M. Wrtsnn
Charles A.
J, C. Collins
J. ii, try
U. K, M Klhoe
It. H ilnmmoml
P. M, kih
tUsuwiitnvn-
Tlie Heating
) iirm'- 'tenei'flllv -bydy anfl
unbilled Sunday and Mominyt
probably occasional niins 5n north-
President of Senate As
sumes Govertorahip
Will Enter Primary Race
In Spring New Chief
Executive Born In Swed
en, and Seif-Madc Man
of Wide Prominence and
Ability.
AHTOtHA. Ore,, Dec. ?L jVB
AlWn U alter XorbUd. prwident of
; the Oregon state senate wh sue-
ewds to the governorrtiip with th
death of tlovernor I, I Pa tf erson.
1 announced tonieht that ho tsad
lave for Portlasd at a'eiCK-.c
tomorrow morning asnfl jhat
would kq directly to the home t
his aged and invalid ma! her, fci r.
lipsie Xorbland, hetot 'r hum
i will take the oath of otticm
Joiernor Xorblad said fee wtNiM
isak State Senator Ga Mmer iff
addd lhal ho wooisl becDiss s far.
Au1iU for the governorship t.t the"
expiration of the term he now
entering.
"I made thi annou neement."
fee said, "with due re? pec: ts fee
memory of Governor Pstfcrart. my
ifiii d it A vitliini trir-n A nni wStlj
bum i hve otien aiMua
: ht i would nt er te mu.
against him. hut that a.s "Con -is
hi term expired I wwrt Igsv
a candldme. In v'ew of tut Mr-
make thU anotmntHmxssi Ml
he new governor of. Of; Ron, le
years old, H wmm 9tw at
Malmo. Sweden, and mimttA in
i tM country with hte pa rents whil
little child. They ttied at
j amntl Rapidy. Mtelt and ih fam
IUv Mnie In reduced elrsumsi&nc
Ksrblad rfarted oat to Be wssH
1""" w a.
tie ueaaira new-yiyera, soia
many oua jooa, reinrning a t 1 1 i .
to hix home n Grand ttp4d& H
HI. and ohtnlned ewugfc It
to entPT the Chle fc 1 h o o 1 at
taw. He worked hii way through
this school and pawed the bar ex
amination In 1
Xorhtad then Jarted f?rr,ctfre In
17v)n County, Micton, la lans
he was mnrrlei! at B8ssa MWi.,
to Miss Edna Cates. lm dar
ing a trip west, he Wte , Alo.la
family to Astoria and "n&J redded
here since that ie Jfe Usm
1 iferved as cliy attorney msmH LU
I ertor, nlJorny t or the P nn cf As-.
I lorln nnd five regular fld twci
o o. mm
ri..-it v tr.n HrHaw oaoieo os nmm s c.
ts-Ice as president of th Astor, t
f Chamber of Commerce and taken
prominent part in crvrc nrrsir.
J omc order, the iimjtm sso
Knights of Tythia antf s & me n -her
of the lrehyterl rtwrch.
Mr, and Mrs. Norbbul hare
children. A I bin Walter Jr II. who
. ( in a muurm hi: nip i niM'iP,ig v
?ALKM. Ore,, I?p& 25. i
U Xorblad, of At4M'la. vho
president of the utate senate Mur
Ing the 129 sewfon af tho ?efff
lattice, succeeds l ilm overner
ship under ihc terms of tho
consiitwtion
ttovernor Xorhbfl was h-a r ?l tn
Mweeden on March 1 Ht j
first American residence was with
parents at Grand ItapMbb Mwn,
lb worked at varfous Jo D s m
jChleaco. attendltiic night meUgoi t
I tiie same time and Mn&ging
j his law couns tmd aUo twMI
j medicine. He w admitted to th
; Mich lean bar In
I He came west aftd - to
j Astoria in lS. We served ta
(Spanish Ameriean 'sr s n t? w
j frst president of th AttQrm cham
her tit smimre, as sKJre
1 whb h he was s'Btwentrtlr r
elected.
He was Instrumental in oi'i?anlf
nm the port of Atrta and wa
r attirney there for sewrl
He is married and ha tw elH
drew, one, a son. hmlng m, rteiiml
t the rniverslty of Oregon. H
5s posl esoHed Tir Uip VNr,
1, n Mason, a Hhrlnf.r. balontA t
(he KnifchU of Pytlila to
Ireshj'terin.